blitum
ἐπὶ ξυροῦ γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα → our affairs are balanced on a razor's edge, our affairs are set upon the razor's edge
Latin > English
blitum bliti N N :: kind of spinach, blite (Amaranthus blitum) (tasteless, used for salad L+S)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
blĭtum: i, n. (blĭtus, i, m., Pall. Mart. 9, 17: blitus seritur is written prob. from the corrupted or misunderstood blitūseritur, or perh. the obscure blitus eritur of the MSS.), = βλίτον,
I a vegetable, in itself tasteless, but used as a salad, orache, or spinach: Spinacia oleracea, Linn.; Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 26; Varr. ap. Non. p. 550, 15; Plin. 20, 22, 93, § 252; Pall. Mart. 4, 9 fin.; Paul. ex Fest. p. 348 Müll.; Isid. Orig. 17, 10, 15.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
blĭtum, ī, n., -tus, ī, m. (βλίτον), blette [plante] : Plin. 20, 252 ; Pall. 4, 9, 17 ; cf. P. Fest. 34.
Latin > German (Georges)
blitum, ī, n. (βλίτον), ein Küchengewächs, an sich geschmacklos, durch Essig, Pfeffer usw. schmackhaft gemacht (vgl. Paul. ex Fest. 34, 8. Isid. 17, 10, 15), Meier, Meieramarant, Blutkraut, Stuhr (franz. blette, span. bledo), Plaut. Pseud. 815. Plin. 20, 252. Pallad. 4, 9, 17 (wo Nbf. blitus). Oribas. 1, 15 (wo Nbf. bletus): Empedocles natos homines ex terra ait ut blitum, Varr. sat. Men. 163. – Dav. bliteus, a, um, abgeschmackt, albern, unnütz, meretrix, Plaut, truc. 854: belua, Laber. com. 92.
